Deputies said the dog sniffed out 79 marijuana plants in a tent belonging to Parrish, along with a pound of cultivated marijuana.

A team from Kentucky was in town at a private K-9 training facility near State Roads 44 and 415.

The 19-month-old K-9 named Santo and his handler, Kentucky sheriff's Deputy Miguel Rodriquez, went into the woods with the team, but Santo suddenly veered off and the handler followed -- finding the tent full of marijuana.

"He's caught on pretty quick," said Rodriguez. "We've been in training for six weeks. We've been throwing a lot at him really quick and he's done really well."

Parrish said he grows marijuana to survive.

"You can't get a job because somebody takes your drivers license because you can't pay your child support," said Parrish. "Well you got to make money somehow."

He said the whole incident now has him on the straight and narrow.

"You know what can you do, you make a mistake, you pay for it," said Parrish. "First one I made, last one I make."

Parrish is charged with manufacturing and possession of marijuana. He is being held on $3,000 bond.